Jo Ward

Jo Ward
Full name Joanne Ward
Country (sports) Great Britain
Residence United Kingdom
Born 1976/77
Singles
Career record 110-87
Highest ranking 158
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon First round
Doubles
Career record 96-75
Highest ranking 241
Last updated on: 1 April 2017.

Joanne Ward (born 1976/7)[1] is a British former tennis player. She competed in five Wimbledon Championships between 1994 and 2000, losing each time in the first round, and has represented the Great Britain Fed Cup team. She was for a time the British number two.

Career

Aged 16, Ward was told she would never play tennis again, after two knee operations. In 1994, she won the UK Tennis National Championships, beating British number one Clare Wood in the semi-finals.[1][2] In the same year, she made her debut at the Wimbledon Championships, losing in the first round to Dominique Monami.[1][3] She also competed at Wimbledon in 1996, 1998 and 2000, losing first round matches to Claire Taylor, Karen Cross and Anke Huber respectively.[4][5][6] Ward also represented Great Britain in the Fed Cup and the European Championships.[7]

Post-career

In 2004, Ward was one of a number of people who were highly critical of the Lawn Tennis Association, saying that it needed reform. She wanted more individual, tailored coaching.[8][9]

References

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